New 2-Step Verification options for G Suite accounts
Tuesday, March 26, 2019
- New 2-Step Verification interfaces
- Different screens on different browsers (Safari, Edge, etc.)
- Expanded Bluetooth security key support
- Admins: Use our Help Center to find out how to set up 2-Step Verification for your organization.
- End users: No action needed.
Different screens on different browsers: You may see different flows on Chrome, Safari, Firefox, Edge, and other browsers. Previously the service provider (Google) was responsible for showing these dialogs. Now the web browser is responsible. As a result, the flow may be different on each browser.
Expanded Bluetooth security key support: Bluetooth key support can now be enabled through a flag on each device. To enable this flag, users can go to chrome://flags/#enable-web-authentication-ble-support and select Enabled. Note that this is an experimental feature so performance is not guaranteed.
The new 2-Step Verification screen on Google Chrome browser
The old 2-Step Verification screen
- Rapid Release domains: Gradual rollout (up to 14 days for feature visibility) starting on March 26, 2019.
- Scheduled Release domains: Gradual rollout (up to 14 days for feature visibility) starting on March 26, 2019.
G Suite editions
Available to all G Suite editions.
On/off by default?
The updated user interface will be ON by default.
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